The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-06-30

| TINS pOuJlcdl pTOllOillOh party bptCtH
making four thousand ministers OF
the truly gospel. deserted their sacred
aud holy calipg. Fallen. fallen ~
llouuder i'm the low, debasing slough
OF politics. Great cod, u weeping dc
serted church robbed of -four thousand
! tluOUJ of her pastors at one iUll sWOop.
| II this be 30, asa friend and a well
| wshcr to true christianity trelnble
for her future in Texas. This deser-
ton OF her ministers will be blow
more sitting, more deadly TO her than
the a-uults ola who'c brigade of In.
| Vcr-Ols for generation. May God
| avert her Calamity. I'D YOU expect to
stop drunkenness. 80: You do not
pretend TO do that YOU say TO me,
your fellow citizen, who grows my
| fruit on your harvest waste your fruit
mast rot on the ground. on must
not make brandy nor WINE. But TO
the man of Arkansas or Missouri, you
>ly bring in your stun aud -'ll with
ont let or hindcrcncc. You discrlmi-
| nate IN favor of citizens OF other
states. You in positive violation of
the ! 3 amendment to the constitution
| VI liAN - NV "a A0AhA'N l'ANHN0N w 'iihN'
and enforce law abusing my pr.
yIIcges aud immunitic.' rs n citizen
OF the nitcd states You propose
to "conli,catc my property without
process otlHW or cumpeu-Ni on, you
deny me equal projection of Your
laws with citizens of other statcs'
within your own jurisd elton
The man from Arkansas may come
here TO Texas, ship my ffult across
the line, manufacture it into brandy,
ship % back here and sell with perfect
immunity. | can NO do 80. You deny
me- lat "imuuuitY' This is equality
bel the laws with a vengeance.
- you mean to destroy the use of
VIII co.: No, You say not The
cXccp, MS contained in your propos-
ed am 'Inent are u clear admission
of tho . .sity OF whisky. You adj
NIT thu a. is necessary for medical.
mechanical, scicntifloal and sacra-
mental purposes. What j. 10 be- the
limit to the demand tor VIII Ky under
each OF hose exceptions, Won do not
say. Under the head of medical,
whisky may be prescribed for every
| state in which humanity exists
Whether too hot or too cold, too wet
or too dry, TOO lean or 30 fat Under
mechanical, whisky may be prescrib-
ed in every work denOmin9ted mcchi-
nal DO you see those men walling
that well for me Well. u bottle of
brandy aids greatly in the mechanical
construction Ofthlt well. the rocks
-lide in better faster and fit closer
when the brandy is there.
DO you see those gentlemen down
there ut the pool; Well, they are
scientific fishermen, aud VINO does not
know that fishing is - fine science.
Even aucgro knows that fish will bite
better to takea good chance OF whisky
in the mouth, squirt few drops on
| the hook. and be sure to swallow the
balance. Under "~acramontaW much
whisky brandy wine aud beer may
be safely prescribed and drank. Be.
idc- rhc uso of wine by the chrs-
tau, 10 Remembrance OF our ~aviOr's
blood, NJ. Webster defines sacra-
mental N- "boIud hyoath. over his
glass of whisky the freshman buds
hi, friend TO eternal friendship. over
hi, mug of beer the German 80 binds
| his friend so YOU sec that sgcrH-
mental Will let everybody nave all the
whisky he wants without doctor or
preachers order or prescription. Then
You don't propose 10 shut out whisky
ut NIL What 10 you mean then; DO
you say you are going to shut up the
saloon; NO You Just propose 20
change its name. on Intend theu o
call saloon drug store and saloon
keeper q druggist. What for? Will
this change OF name make the whisky
busine,s my more respectable II
the business is now 20 odiOus will Il
not stink Just rs loudly I'M.
der ono name n the other?
can't understand what YOU
prohibiIionists are try ing to 10, nor
what you expect to accomplish. \ on
do not propose to stop whisky nor
the selling. nor tho drinking of Whis-
ky now. II can understand your
proposed amendment to mean any
thing, 1t Just simply prohibits me
from manufacturing my own fruits
into brandy and wine for my own
Use on my own premises. you >ay
II doe not moan this then It means
nothing. Aud | protest against in
cooperating such u movement OF non
sense in the organic law of my state
tor future generations TO LAUGH al
Against this | protest, as an unjust
umWarrantabc and tyrauical INVASION
OF my rights u person and property
sanctioned hy no sound principles OF
justice or law human or divine, that
my property should be coutiscated
and for which should no branded A.
u criminal and tclon, have spent
the best Years of my life in trying to
demonstrate that even the sterile hill,
OF my great state are valuable aud
productive. But lust as my labors
are a. this the day II my old age
about to be crowned with success,
You are trying to coniiscate my prop
erty aud reduce me to beggary
! appeal 10 the Justice OF my coun-
tYmeu, by all they hold sacred rs free
ment by the memory OF our fathers
who have left to us the richest hertz
age OF any people under the sun, by
the proud and glorious records of the
past and by thu brightest hopes OF the
future o rise up as one man and smite
down at the polls on the fourth of
Auuust upNt thil mOugtrDuz this